67 of the
16,087 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM 1500
are about the seats —
0% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2005.
We purchased this vehichle and the steering wheel has a slit through it like its been deployed i would like to make sure it is safe also the side passenger seat the front seems like something is pocking you through the seat like it is not supposed to be there also the whole steering system seems off and not safe . I would like it to be noted and a recall should be made before injury to anyone.
NHTSA complaint #11510520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Both airbag harnesses under the driver and passenger seat had to be replaced because of faulty connections that kept throwing air bag codes on dash display
NHTSA complaint #11443473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRAME APPEARS BAD IN SEVERAL SPOTS, SO MUCH RUST. RUST ON VIRTUALLY EVERY PANEL ON THE BODY. ABOVE WINDSHIELD MIDDLE OF OF DOOR. IT LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. THE LEATHER SEATS ARE JUNKED. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A 11 YEAR OLD VEHICLE BUT TRUCK IS FALLING APART EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK. YOU CAN LOOK INSIDE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR DRIVES HORRIBLY MAKES SO MANY SOUNDS FROM RATTLES TO CLUNKS.MOSTLY ON 2 LANE ROADS AFRAID TO DRIVE MUCH INTERSTATE AFTER HAVING TIRE BLOWING OUT SIDEWALK GOING DOWN INTERSTATE EATS TIRES ON THE INSIDE ON BOTH SIDES BEEN LINED UP STILL SAME RESULT. EXHAUST MANIFOLDS LEAKING BAD.
NHTSA complaint #11352896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY RAM 1500 HAD VALVE SPRINGS BREAK. IT HAS A TICK IN THE ENGINE AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A LIFTER. HE SAID 2012 RAMS ALWAYS GET BAD LIFTERS, ALSO THE FRONT SEATS THE WAY THEY ARE SHAPED, WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT THE EDGES ARE RUBBED AND MY LEATHER IS TORN. THE LIFTER IS A MAJOR ISSUE. I'LL NEVER BY ANOTHER RAM AGAIN BECAUSE OF IT. MY TRUCK SOUNDS AWFUL. I HAVE 97000 MILE IT'S 2012, LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, AND SOUNDS LIKE A BEATER. IT TICKS WHEN I START IT AND SOUNDS WORSE WHEN I DRIVE. WHEN MY SPRINGS BROKE I WAS DRIVING 70 ON THE INTETSTATE.. THE LIFTER ISSUE CAME FIRST, NOT SURE IF IT CAUSED THE SPRINGS TO BREAK.
NHTSA complaint #11186959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I OWNED MY 2005 DODGE SINCE 2006 TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT AN I JUST REALIZED MY FRAME HAS 3 SPOTS THAT'S ROTTING OUT BAD SUCKS BECAUSE TRUCK RUNS AN DRIVE'S GREAT NOW I NEED TO BUY A NEW FRAME TO FIX I WANT TO SEE IF THIS IS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK I LOVE THIS TRUCK I PUT LOTS OF TIME AN MONEY IN TO IT I HATE TO HAVE TO SELL IT BUT IT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO GET A NEW FRAME A SWAP EVERYTHING OVER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC
NHTSA complaint #11156471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FAN SYSTEM, BUT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ECO SYSTEM SHUTS OFF. AFTER A DAY OR 2 FROM RAIN, THE SYSTEM WORKS PROPERLY AGAIN. IT CAN SO SOMETIMES BYPASS THE ISSUE BY PULLING THE BATTERY AND RE-INSTALLING IT. THE SEATS ALSO WEAR DOWN TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER JUST 20K MILES
NHTSA complaint #11132905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAMARA RECALL- SO ON JUNE OF 2017 I WAS DRIVING FROM TEXAS TO COLORADO. I WAS AT THE PASSING BY TRINIDAD, CO WHEN THE TRUCK JUST GAVE OUT GOING UP THE HILL. IT LITERALLY LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HILL WHILE CARS WER DRIVING BY 70 MILES AN HOUR. M AND M TOWING TOWED IT TO TRINIDAD AND THEY INFORMED ME THE TRANSFER CASE WAS BAD AND SO WAS THE RIGHT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT. I PAID 2500 DOLLARS TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED. WELL NOW SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2012 THE TRUCK KEEPS GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT TURNS OFF LITERALLY WHILE I'M DRIVING MAKING ME LOOSE ANY STEERING OR BREAK POWER. THE HEATING SEATS HAVE STOPPED WORKING, THE TRACTION LIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF AND ON. THE LIGHT TRAILER DISCONNECTED MESSAGE IS PERMANENTLY ON. THE SHIFTER WON'T MOVE OUTTA PARK ALMOST EVERYDAY WHEN I FIRST START THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK TURNS ON AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTTS OFF. THE REMOTE START ONLY WORKS HALF OF THE TIME. I WAS JUST INFORMED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND THAT THE RFRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS BAD TOO. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK ISN'T EVEN DRIBBLE UNLESS I SPEND LIKE 5000 IN FIXING IT. BIT HOW IF I'M MAKING 700 PAYMENT MONTHLY. THE TRUCK IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE FALLING APART AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST THAT IT TURNS COMPLETELY OFF WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK
NHTSA complaint #11064642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (ANCIRA CHRYSLER, JEEP IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, 888-992-3393) PER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL TO REPLACE THE SEAT COVERS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEATED SEATS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER USED AN INCOMPATIBLE MATERIAL TO REPLACE THE SEAT COVERS , WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE HEATED SEATS COULD BURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE NEW SEAT COVERS DID NOT FIT PROPERLY AND WERE REPLACED SEVEN TIMES TO GET THE RIGHT SIZE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.
NHTSA complaint #11044850 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE MEMORY SEAT "FRAME" HAS CRACKED AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE ISSUE DOES NOT ALLOW THE SEAT TO AUTO OR SELF ADJUST. CURRENTLY CRACKED PARTS AND PHOTO OF SAME ARE UNKNOWN UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP GETS TO REPAIRING THE ISSUE.....WHICH IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS AGE AND MILEAGE. REPORTED ON AUGUST 2, 2017.
NHTSA complaint #11012379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2005 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK 4X2 QUAD, WAS IN MOTION AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH MINIMAL WIND PRESENT. AS AN EYEWITNESS & OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ROLLING THE TRUCK 4 -5 TIMES BEFORE LANDING ON ITS TOP (UPSIDE DOWN). DAMAGE THROUGHOUT WAS SEVERE AND EXTENSIVE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SAFETY BELTS. FRONT PASSENGER HEAD REST RIPPED AWAY FROM SEAT AND WAS FOUND ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY FROM ACCIDENT SCENE, STUCK IN A BUSH. RIGHT REAR TIRE (PASSENGER SIDE), SNAPPED OFF AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE REAR AXEL. TIRE WAS FOUND MORE THAN 100 YARDS AWAY FROM THE TOTALED VEHICLE & TIRE WAS NOT BLOWN OUT. CONCERNS ABOUT 2 SAFETY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE IS THE REASON FOR SUBMITTING COMPLAINT: RECALL INVOLVING A PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND RECALL CONCERNING A REAR AXEL PION NUT COMING LOOSE WHILE IN MOTION & CAUSING REAR WHEEL TO COMPLETELY BREAK AWAY FROM VEHICLE. DEFECT COULD SUDDENLY CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH AND/OR VIOLENTLY ROLLOVER. THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR BOTH RECALLS, TWICE. HOWEVER, IN THIS ROLLOVER CRASH THAT OCCURRED, THE REAR WHEEL WITH BRAKE SYSTEM STILL ATTACHED, COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF THE REAR AXEL. ALSO, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE OR MENTION A REPAIR CHARGE FOR THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL OR THE REAR AXEL. THE TAIL GATE WAS ALSO RIPPED OFF OF THE TRUCK AND WAS FOUND ABOUT 75 YARDS AWAY FROM THE TOTALED VEHICLE. NO FATALITIES RESULTED FROM THIS HORRIFIC CRASH, BUT MY SON WHO WAS THE PASSENGER, DID SUFFER SERIOUS AND PERMANENT INJURIES, WHICH INCLUDE A HEAD INJURY (TBI), MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO HIS CTL-SPINE, INJURED RIGHT FOOT, LEG AND HIP, AND ABRASIONS AND DEEP SCRAPES THROUGHOUT HIS BODY. THE DRIVER, MY SONS GIRLFRIEND, SUFFERED SCRAPES AND BRUISING, BUT NO SERIOUS INJURY. *TT UPDATED 10/1/18
NHTSA complaint #11003906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVER SIDE SEAT TORE AND HAS A BIG HOLE. THE TRUCK IS A 2009 LARAMIE WITH 69,000 MILES CURRENTLY. THE SEAT TORE AROUND 37,000. TRUCK WAS SOLD WITH "LEATHER PACKAGE" BUT THE SEAT IS VINYL. I AM A WOMAN, WEIGHING 130 LBS. AND FEEL THIS PRODUCT SHOULD HAVE HELD UP MUCH BETTER, ESPECIALLY SINCE I PAID EXTRA FOR TOP OF THE LINE. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
NHTSA complaint #10788656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MAIN BRACKET SNAPPED AND THE SEAT BECAME UNSTABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
NHTSA complaint #10681527 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I ORIGINALLY REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO NHTSA WEBSITE AND I'M NOT ABLE TO FIND THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE WEBSITE HAS CHANGE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN CUSSETA, GA, THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD NOISE ON THE LEFT SIDE AN HOUR BEFORE STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL, AND IT DID IT AGAIN BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS DEEMED TOTAL AND THE MECHANIC FROM THE WRECKAGE COMPANY SAID THE AXLE BROKE. I REPORTED THIS TO DODGE/CHRYSLER AND THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK THE TRUCK AND HE SAID TO ME "I WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE" DODGE/CHRYSLER NEVER GAME ME NO INFORMATION AT ALL, I WAS ACTUALLY BRUSH ASIDE LIKE NOTHING. PLEASE HELP ME FIND THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT I SUBMITTED.
NHTSA complaint #10669458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED TO OPERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 02/04/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AND BACK REST WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK. UPDATED 10/6/2015
NHTSA complaint #10649803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DRIVERS POWERSEAT LAYS ALL THE WAY BACK BY ITSELF & THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES & IT DOES IT OVERNIGHT. WHEN I GET IN MY TRUCK THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS ALL THE WAY LAYED BACK. SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BUT AFTER THIS LAST TIME IT WAS LAYED BACK I AM TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER BEFORE IT DOES LAY ALL THE WAY BACK WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10627653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE REAR SEAT IN THE 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. I'M CONCERNED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT MY CHILDREN THAT SIT BACK THERE CAN BE INJURED. THE BACK GLASS IS RIGHT BEHIND THE SEAT AND THEIR HEADS WORLD HIT THE GLASS CAUSING BRAIN DAMAGE, SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND POSSIBLY DEATH. I'VE CALLED DODGE AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. THE 2004 MODELS HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS.
NHTSA complaint #10565792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.